Burnt Factory News Briefs From Virginia June Updates
Local notes report Russell Teats buying a Ford runabout and experiencing a maiden-trip accident on the Opequon hill. The church board considers the building unsafe pending a rebuild. Rain fell over the weekend. Sophia Staff and Cora Williams led a top wool clip at nine pounds per head, sold at 37 cents per pound to J M Fishpaw. Herman Swartz and Lilly Boyce visited Owen Crest last Sunday.
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Russell Teats
Opequon Hill
Teats
Church At
Sophia Staff
Cora Williams
J. M. Fishpaw
Herman Swartz
Lilly Boyce
Owen Crest
S. G. New
Decoration Day at Macedonia Church
Macedonia Va June 7 Decoration Day observed at Macedonia Church last Sunday. The Rev Hupman preached a very interesting sermon at the old meeting place. The church, once a Baptist house, was rebuilt as a Union Church after Civil War destruction. The land, once owned by Lord Fairfax, was surveyed by George Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Macedonia Church
Hupman
Lord Fair
George Washington
Baltimore man killed by automobile during street crossing
Charles H B Hildebrandt, 64, of Baltimore, died after being struck by a car while crossing a street in Timore. Funeral services were held at 11 AM Tuesday from the family residence 1000 McCulloh Street and burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Anna and several grown children including Charles who married Nellie Jock.
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Charles Hildebrandt
Baltimore
Fahnestock
Frederick County
Charles H. B. Hilderandt
Timore
Sen
Hildebrandt
McCulloh Street
Woodlawn
Anna
Charles
Nellie Jock
Brucetown Local Social Circle Hears Mill Hope
Miss Lola Jenkins and Miss Margarette Elyotte guest at Rev Lawson parsonage Tuesday evening. Julia Legg visits Etta O Connell. Mrs Swamley and Virginia Swamley host family. Mr Silverstine of New York eyeing Jobe Woolen Mills to form stock and revive operations, promising impact on Brucetown’s livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Lola Jenkins
Berryville
Margarette Elyotte
White Post
Julia Legg
Winchester
Etta O'Connell
Albert Clendening
Virginia
Hayfield
Fannie Smithey
Silverstine
New York
Jobe
Village mill era recalled in local history account
The writer notes the village’s prosperity long depended on the mill and recalls memories of the water power era. It mentions that Mr. Jesse O Connell and Mr. Silverstine departed for New York last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse O'Connell
Silverstine
New York
Children day service announced for Chambersville Presbyterian Church
Chambersville Va June 7 Children day service will be held next Sunday June 11 at 11 o clock in the morning at the Presbyterian Church Everyone is invited. Mr John Cooper of Sheldon Iowa arrived here Saturday due to illness of his brother Mahlon Cooper who remains ill at his home here. Mrs Bruce Shockey and her daughter of Washington DC visit with Mr and Mrs R A Cooper. A severe electric storm caused damage to the Hudson home place now owned by Mrs E J Sherman. Miss Summerville Martinsburg spent the weekend here. Mrs Philip Ritter visiting her ill mother at Fawcett Gap. Latane Cooper to Berryville for the summer with relatives. Mary Belle Sawyer and Rachel Ritter returned from Forest Glen. Henry Pope home party well attended with late refreshments. Mr and Mrs Joseph Cooper and son William visited relatives near Kernstown.
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Chambersville
Presbyterian Church
John Cooper
Sheldon
Iowa
Mahlon Cooper
Hudson
E. J. Sherman
Sermon to Graduates at Harrisonburg Normal School
The annual baccalaureate sermon to about 150 Harrisonburg State Normal School graduates was preached last Sunday by Rev. F. M. Richardson, formerly of Winchester, now pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Salem, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg State Normal School
F. M. Richardson
Winchester
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Salem
Oh You Woman and a Few Snippets
A fragment from a 19th century dialogue shows a man arguing over damages after an accident and a builder discussing house construction options. The tone is satirical and features exaggerated gendered banter and misinterpretations.
Aged Civil War veteran injured in fall at home
Edmund M. Houston 86 a former Union soldier and local saddler sustained a deep forehead cut and serious conditions after a yard fall. He has shown improvement, sits up, and visitors have asked about his health at his East Clifford Street home. Houston, a New York native, settled in Winchester after the war and read at Handley Library until eyesight failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund M. Houston
East Clifford Street
Houston
New York State
Winchester
A. L Shearer
Handley Library
Elders Manifest: Messick Sells 310 Acre Farm
Elder J. L. Messick of the Church of the Brethren sells his 310 acre Stephenson County farm near Stephenson to J. L. Nethers. Possession will not pass for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Messick
Church of the Brethren
Stephenson
County
J.L. Nethers
67 Farms for Sale in Winchester Virginia Area
Bailey Bros. Co announces 67 farms for sale from 4 to 850 acres including limestone land, several orchards, mills, and timber tracts. Properties feature 4 to 7 room houses, barns, silos, stores, and building lots with varied prices from $650 to $10,000. Immediate possession offered and viewings at Bailey Bros. Store, Winchester, Va.
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Bailey Bros
One Million Feet of Timber for Sale Near Mountain Falls
Sealed bids invited for about one million feet of white oak red oak chestnut and poplar timber on the 1250 tract near Mountain Falls Frederick county Virginia owned by The Handley Board of Trustees Bids close June 27 1922 The right to reject bids reserved bidder to remove timber and land rights reserved Terms one half cash and notes due as agreed endorsed to Handley Board Bids to John I Sloat chairman Commercial and Savings Bank Winchester Virginia
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Mountain Falls
Frederick County
Virginia
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Board
John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
Winchester
Frederick County Virginia Master Commissioner Decree Notice
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County Virginia Giles J Smith's Ex'or ps George I Smith and others the matter is referred to a Master Commissioner to report on estate value liens shares and accounts Hearings set for June 10 1922 at 47 W Water Street Winchester VA with further adjournments if needed. J W Baker Master Commissioner in Chancery. M M Lynch p q 5 20 4 2%
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Virginia
Giles J. Smith
Harry Hiett
Winchester
W. Water Street
Winchester Star
Court House of
Bethel Lutheran Church to Reopen at Albin Services Set
Bethel Lutheran Church at Albin announces reopening events from Saturday June 10 with a 3 p m sermon by Rev R H W Chine and cornerstone laying, to 8 p m with a baptism sermon by Rev A A Kelly on Baptism. Sunday June 11 features a sermon by Dr J J Scherer Richmond, dedicatory service and holy communion with reception of members and baptisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Lutheran Church
Albin
R. H W. Chine
A. A. Kelly
J. J. Scherer
Richmond
H. H H. Sloop
Gets Degree Also a Bride
Among VPIs graduates at recent exercises C. R. Willey earned a master of science degree and is noted entomologist active in state work. Announcement also states the May 27 marriage of Mr. Willey to Miss Hattie Mays of Lynchburg Carolina discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute of Blackshore
C. R. Willey
Ss R. Willey
North Braddock Street
Willey
Hattie Mays
Lynchburg
Farmer Exhibits Big Strawberries in Greenwood
Oscar C. Miller, a well known farmer and community worker from Greenwood, displayed a large “Big” strawberry picked from his vines. The fruit measured five and three fourths inches around the largest part, and Miller presented the berry to H D er, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar C. Miller
Greenwood
H. D. Er
Farmers and Chants National Bank
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Elder Messick
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Inchester, Va
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Orkney Springs, Va
Allegheny Mountains
G&s
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City of Chester
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